Were is the surname of the following people:
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Beatrice Were
Beatrice Were (born circa 1966) is a Ugandan AIDS activist. She discovered that she was HIV-positive in 1991, a month after her husband died of AIDS.
Her work
In 1993, Beatrice Were co-founded the non-governmental organization NACWOLA to unite U ...
(born c.1966), Ugandan AIDS activist
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David Were, Kenyan politician
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Gideon Were
Gideon Saulo Were (27 October 1934 – 7 July 1995) was a Kenyan professor of history, author, publisher, administrator and entrepreneur. He was born in Marama location of Kakamega, Kenya. His father, Saulo Omukofu, was an educationist and a pro ...
(1934–1995), Kenyan historian, author, publisher, administrator and entrepreneur
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Edward Were, 19th-century Anglican bishop
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Jesse Were (born 1989), Kenyan football player
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Jonathan Binns Were
Jonathan Binns Were (25 April 1809 – 6 September 1885) C.M.G., J.P. (Victoria) was an Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and a stockbroker — the eponym of JBWere.
Were was the third son of Nicholas Were, ...
(1809–1885), Australian politician
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Mary Esther Were
Mary Esther Were is a Kenyan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe Kenya in 2016. She represented Kenya in the Miss Universe 2016 held in Manila, Philippines and placed as Top 6 finalist in the pageant, making it the highes ...
, Kenyan beauty pageant titleholder
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Miriam Were (born 1940), Kenyan academic and public health advocate
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Mugabe Were
Mellitus Mugabe Were (9 August 1968 – 29 January 2008) was a Kenyan politician affiliated to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya to represent Embakasi Constituency in the parliamentary electio ...
(1968–2008), Kenyan legislator
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Paul Were
Paul Were Ooko (; born 8 October 1993) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Football League club Egaleo and the Kenya national team.
Club career Kenyan Premier League
On 29 January 2010, Were joined Tusker from ...
(born 1991), Kenyan football player
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Robert Were Fox the Younger
Robert Were Fox FRS (26 April 1789 – 25 July 1877) was a British geologist, natural philosopher and inventor. He is known mainly for his work on the temperature of the earth and his construction of a compass to measure magnetic dip at sea.
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(1789–1877), British geologist, natural philosopher and inventor
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Robert Were Fox the Elder
Robert Were Fox (5 July 1754 – 1818) was a Quaker businessman who lived in Falmouth.
Life and work
Fox was born in Fowey, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, and married Elizabeth Tregelles (1768–1849) in 1788. The couple had six sons, inc ...
(1754–1818), English Quaker businessman
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